The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce
is the third largest foreign chamber in Thailand after the American and
British Chambers. This is not so surprising when you consider the
Geographical proximity of Australia to Thailand.

Recent activities in the trade sector
have seen a significant increase in the enquiries that we receive from
Australian companies looking to do business in Thailand and
especially
source products here to export back to Australia. We have several new
clients from Australia and New Zealand for our
wedding dresses made in Thailand

The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (ATCC)
was the first Australian Chamber to be formed in the ASEAN region. It
was established in 1977 with the charter to promote business relations
between Australia and Thailand.

The Chamber acts as a contact, resource and information point for
Australian businesses in Thailand, Australian businesses wishing to
trade with or invest in Thailand - and similarly for Thai enterprises
interested in doing business with or in Australia.

It aims to provide quality and constructive input into the formulation
of policies impacting on business (both by the Thai and Australian
Governments), and their administration, and to contribute to the
development of relations between the two countries in all spheres.

The ATCC is a member of the Board of Trade of Thailand and its President
is automatically a Director of the Board of Trade.

The Chamber maintains close relationships with other foreign chambers of
commerce in Thailand and has active involvement in the Foreign Chamber
of Commerce Coordinating Committee (FCCCC). The FCCCC handles
multilateral issues of general concern to the foreign business
community.

When the Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce was established in May
1977, it was the first Australian Chamber in the ASEAN region, and the
second overseas Australian Chamber to be formed. The Chamber opened its
doors on a scene of global uncertainty, something that seems to have
remained with us ever since. While the Chamber has maintained its
original goals, many other things have changed.

The Chamber was conceived by a group of Australians who met under the
heading of “The Australian Businessmen’s Group”. Avenues of
communication were rapidly established between the Chamber and the
relevant Government Ministries and Boards, with the Australian Embassy
and Austrade, and more broadly across the community. The first Chamber
president was Adrian Gundlach. Within a year Mr. Gundlach would remark
that: “The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce is indeed fortunate in
that our membership consists of a “good mix” of local and international
banks, legal firms, shipping companies, airlines and a strong group of
manufacturers – all of whom are committed to the development of
increased two-way trade between Thailand and Australia, and new
investment opportunities”. Several members who joined the Chamber in its
first year are still members, among them, Aztec International, Baker and
McKenzie, Berli Jucker, Jardine Shipping, Qantas, Siam Feather and
Forest Products, Siam Repco Auto Parts, Thai Dairy Industry Company,
Kasikorn Bank, Thai Glass Industries, and Thai Industrial
http://www.austchamthailand.com

Membership of a Chamber of Commerce in
Thailand is not an instant passport to success. The reasons to apply to
be a member of a chamber is varied. From wanting to promote one's
company to having a good excuse to go out for a beer. Chamber meetings
were always THE places to see and be seen and to network and exchange
ideas if not only business cards. Nowadays there are many more
opportunities to network. Also networking happens daily with the ease of
communication on the Internet.

Below you will find a list of companies and
organizations who are members of The Australian Chamber of Commerce in
Thailand. On the Chamber website you will be able to find contact
details and a profile of these companies. These you are free to access
on a company by company basis.

Bangkok Companies has a unique product
here in Thailand: The Ultimate Thailand Contact Database. In this
database we feature most of the companies who are members of The
American Chamber, most of the members of other Chambers of Commerce in
Thailand. Over 45,000 companies with details of executives. email
addresses, websites, profiles and full contact address details. This
Contact Database can be installed on your computer and is the best
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information please see Ultimate Thailand
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